Adagio

Adagio

An introduction to the music by Hardy Mertens,

and poem by Sara Smerdon.

Sara Smerdon, Sept, 1999.

Contemplation is the way to knowledge.

By triggering the motion of thought through our personal curiosity, we allow our own wisdoms to deliver new formulated truths. It is in this way we are capable of increasing, by our individual activation, the knowledge which we stand for.

Art, in all its mediums, is one strong and necessary profession which allows both the creator and the participator an opportunity to delve into such open and developing thought.

‘Adagio’ is a reflection of such contemplation.

Both the music and the poem were born at a time of rapid personal growth for both artists.

They form just one result of two people willing to trust, to push the limits of thought and to allow dramatic change to occur in one’s perspectives. They stand as an offering from a deep engagement between two individuals able to express their contemplation. A scribed memoir, reminding us always of our intense will to burst into new levels of understanding, nestled within a dignified balance and serene confidence of the grounded knowledge achieved so far.

It delivers nothing new, only an awareness of what purely is.

Looking within what naturally exists within ourselves, and drawing upon the strength of our cultural foundations, (including, in this case, the formal structure of music), as well as our basic human values, we are not attempting at any new form of belief, but realising, and returning to the basics, and harnessing this as our strengths.

By looking to the past to inform the future, our present steps become deep-rooted, holding value common to us all.

Expressed in a language that bends our normal structure, our basic thoughts to distortion, ‘Adagio’ leans, in essence, toward the sacred; meaning that it was consecrated by love and reverence, and therefore speaks with an attitude developed by a feeling of profound respect, awe, and affection. It is a sacred dedication to our noble foundations, the beauty of our existence.

Although presented to you in its two counterparts of a meted, yet, still individual flow of revelation, one, however, does not explain the other! They only share a familiar sense.

We hope that you will enjoy the journey...

Are you interested in hearing a sample from the music

Adagio, by Hardy Mertens?

Click on this link to enter the publishers website,

giving you the opportunity to play a section of Adagio on mp3...

http://www.hafabramusic.com/Ccatalogue.htm

(Choose the button 'sort alphabetically', then A, and then choose Adagio. To then play the music, click on the music note in the top right of your screen.)

Unknowingly waiting,

for pure circumstance to unearth

the mellow tones

within the burning hearth.

Calmly,

flames lick at nature’s exfoliation,

transforming solid with energy

and vanishing

beyond.

It is so simple, pure,

powerful within its own containment,

burning with light,

radiating a field of warm rays.

Igniting the fire of our passion,

scorching

strength with peace.

So captivating,

lulling into a mindless calm,

the drone of an open palm.

In extremes of excitation

and serenity,

with graceful,

unprejudiced,

free attention.

Clear eyes, of fire, engage.

A twig falls.

So many thoughts newly placed,

and rapture escalates...

Crackle, pop, sparks fly.

Bursting, flying

HIGH, "Unbelievable", No!, just up,

into new levels.

Vision clarifies,

as the aura of our wisdom unfolds its wings

to encompass the depth

of far greater things.

Inter linked, like a delicate cobweb,

my hand in your hand,

stretched out across our land.

The gift of this share,

enriches the care,

for an ultimate evolution.

For open eyes, in reflection,

the mirror pooling,

allows every trigger to activate

for our ultimate dreams,

the inner climb,

entwined in our life's rhyme.

In every step,

glowing with purpose,

our lessons are learned.

For,

with fearless,

honourable intentions,

lays the possibility to give

mind,

heart,

soul,

new form.

My doors are open to your doors.

The gracious passage of life,

a labyrinth of potential, seeking,

each footfall marking the progress

of our boundless adventure.

Just trust the flow,

as each river must go,

winding its path through the wild valley ranges.

Campfires uniting

intimacy along the way,

as we all seek the ocean:

The universal home,

so beautiful,

beyond diverse flesh and bone.

The winsome breath

of ultimate love,

spraying forth from each stroke of a white dove.

Unrestricted clarity:

inspiring the glow of the

source within,

drawing our attention to an

infinite horizon,

to challenge our continual growth

deeper,

upon the confidence of

equilibrium.